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It all comes down to how much it’s going to cost to the consumers. The biggest advantage AR/VR headsets can bring in is for “Gaming” besides that what else is there?
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15-Inch MacBook Air Rumored for 2023, But New 12-Inch MacBook Now Unlikely
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Part of the problem with small devices is that they can’t really charge more for them (how people relate size to cost in general) but if they only have larger sizes then they can make more money. As we have seen with the 14 plus, more people bought the 13 mini than the 14 plus so it’s not just about sizes. I would be interested to know if apple has made as much money with 14 plus vs 13 mini when accounting for volume.
Air means thin / light. 15” laptops can be thin & light.
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Agreed! Apple needs to make the MBA Thinner, lighter & bigger.
This was the first fanless Mac, while also being retina and thinner. It wasn’t supposed to be super fast but focused on screen and portability.
The person who approved the black area on the top of the display where the camera is (whatever that is called) on iPhones and MacBooks should never be allowed to design again. It's still butt ugly today and always will be.
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I haven't been following the rumours closely, but I'm excited about the AR part, where you could look at a piece of art in an art gallery, and it would show you the Wikipedia article on your headset. That would be pretty damn cool.
12" is too small for 99.9% of laptop buyers. This is a too niche market for Apple to consider launching any 12" laptop.
Especially these days were 11" is completely archaic and more and more people (consumers and laptop manufacturers) jump on the 14-15" wagon instead of 13". Thanks to smaller bezels almost any 15" fit easily in a backpack which was not a given 5-10 years ago
Especially these days were 11" is completely archaic and more and more people (consumers and laptop manufacturers) jump on the 14-15" wagon instead of 13". Thanks to smaller bezels almost any 15" fit easily in a backpack which was not a given 5-10 years ago
It seems like we should admit that .... nobody has any idea what's coming or not
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I am a happy owner of 16" MacBook Pro and the screen is my favourite part. Going back to a 13" is almost impossible now. A 15" MacBook Air would be super!
15" screen would be amazing, but if it has a screen on par with the MBPs...biggest seller of the year imo
What would I not give for a yellow mba ! Colorful and joyful macs , come to me !
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It did cost so much because it "bleeding edge" AND Apple decided it could do big margins on it.
Today everything has a Retina display and modern touchpad and the engineering to make a M1/2/3 MBA work in in slightly smaller case is minimal.
No idea how you came to that conclusion. Data shows 14 Plus already exceeds 13 mini adoption compared to this same period last year.
Even if sales were the same, Apple would earn more revenue selling higher ASP Plus models.
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I love this “information overlay” application. Works in a bunch of areas, too!
Despite that, I think it’s very far from mainstream success/acceptance.
Not even gamers could be swayed to get into VR/AR en masse and that’s a market that’s usually happy to pay for all sorts of gimmicks.
And with the prices we’re (mostly) still seeing, I think it’ll take a good while until we see wider acceptance.
If any company can make a nascent / niche product mainstream, it's apple. Its success will largely depend on its price and (like you said) whether it breaks new ground in the space. AR / VR has a future, it's just a matter of how long will it take.
I'm excited to see what apple comes up with, but I'm very afraid of the rumored price.
That’s my concern about a 15 inch air.
I want that device but I am long past the basic old 60 Hz screens anymore
Apple needs to upgrade the screen game across all the line up and not just on high end..
It’s time.
Ok, I hope you will be able to fit in a standard manilla envelope. Thats the point Steve Jobs was making with the 13 inch in 2008. It was a category by itself. Yes, there was the conventional 15 and 13 in models for those who needed something that was powerful and compromise but necessarily geared towards mobility. This 15.5 inch I believe is just a much cheaper option than the thicker models. Especially if its carrying the option of a Pro Apple SoC.
I don't even need the +60hz stuff, I don't play fast FPS games on my laptop and that's about the only time it'd be meaningful for me. When it comes to a laptop I just stick to mostly work and battery life is a must, so if anything 1-60hz flexing would be much more useful for me...and the black levels for editing/movie consumption/etc.
It’s also about the weight. All MacBook Air are under 3 lbs. It won’t be possible to make a MacBook “Air” 15 unless Apple uses mag alloy or carbon fiber and cuts the battery size.
In all likelihood, this 15 wont be an Air. Perhaps an XR.
